LCC RESPONDS TO CONCERNS ON PREPAREDNESS TO FIGHT EPIDEMICS DURING RAINY SEASON
LUSAKA CITY COUNCIL-LCC- assures members of the public that adequate preparations to keep the city free from diseases are being done to ensure high standards of adherence to the Public Health Act, CAP 295 of the Laws of Zambia.
In a statement, LCC public relations manager Chola Mwamba said this is in response to concerns raised by some members of the public on what the Council is doing to prevent another episode of cholera following last rainy season’s outbreak.
She stated that various preventive measures are currently being undertaken with the focus on clearing waste from areas that have high waste generation and inspection of public places such as bus stations, markets and bars to check the compliance levels on cleanliness.
And Ms. Mwamba noted that during this period, members of the public are encouraged to be proactive by actively participating in cleaning public places and not waiting for disease outbreaks.
She said markets and bus stations are usually prone to outbreaks of diseases such as cholera.
Ms. Mwamba has since urged market masters and bus station managers to ensure strict monitoring measures are adhered to in respect with the Council’s guidelines of keeping the surroundings clean and safe for everyone.
She however cautioned residents who are in a tendency of littering and disposing garbage in undesignated places to desist from doing so as they will face the wrath of law once found wanting.
“The Local Authority is working in collaboration with the National Epidemic Preparedness, Prevention, Control and Management Committee-NEPPC to ensure that the city and the country as a whole does not experience another cholera outbreak.”
“Cholera claimed hundreds of lives between October 2023 to April 2024”
“It is in this vein that the Local Authority is striving to circumvent the occurrence of the disease during this rainy season by promoting awareness on preventive measures.”
“The Council remains committed to upholding public health and preventing epidemics in the city.” Ms. Mwamba said